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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. | 2. Prepare three 8-inch layer pans by lining them with wax paper and greasing them. | 3. In a double boiler melt the chocolate with the water over simmering water. Let cool. | 4. In a large bowl using a mixer cream the butter (or use margarine or shortening) with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time and then blend in the melted chocolate. | 5. In a measuring cup dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk. | 6. In a bowl sift flour and salt together. | 7. Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. Mix well. | 8. With a rubber scraper or whisk fold in beaten egg whites. | 9. Pour batter into prepared pans. | 10. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until cake center springs back when pressed with fingertip. Cool. | 11. Fill and frost with frosting (use your favorite or the following recipe). | 12. To make the frosting: in a saucepan combine butter, evaporated milk, cream, sugar, beaten egg yolks, and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla, coconut and nuts. Beat until consistency for spreading. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
german chocolate	4	ounces		396.9	92.1375	4.7288	3.6742
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	1	cup	softened	1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
sugar	2	cups		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	tablespoons		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
egg	4		separated beaten	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cake flour	2 1/2	cups	sifted	1239.85	267.2528	28.085	2.9455
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut nut				283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
butter	1 1/2	cups		1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
milk	1/2	cup	evaporated	276.0	6.648	2.748	28.608
half	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	cup		1611.96	403.19199999999995	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	3		beaten	164.22	1.8309	8.0886	13.5354
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut	1	cup	shredded	283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
nut	1	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.